Business & Markets

No go on Bethlehem bottle store

Bethlehem's off-licence landscape is to remain unchanged after a proposed new bottle store had its liquor license application rejected. Nine Orchids Ltd applied... Read More

All go on Port deepening plan

The Port of Tauranga putting a $50 million capital dredging programme to deepen the harbour channels out ton tender. The Port company's board approved the expenditure... Read More

Changes to work breaks sought

Claims a new bill will see the end of smoko breaks are being refuted by the Government. Labour MP Andrew Little claims the Employment Relations Amendment Bill is... Read More

School looks to grow industry

Plans for Katikati College to develope a horticulture-based primary industries academy are beginning to take seed in what community stakeholders view as a vital... Read More

International flights a no go

Prospects of future international flights jetting into Tauranga have been met with a firm no, with airport officials citing financial and environmental implications... Read More

Cracks showing in SmartGrowth plan

Tauranga City Council broke ranks with its SmartGrowth partners this week, directing staff to look at ways of fast-tracking development land decisions outside the... Read More

Deputy mayor answers critics

Deputy mayor Kelvin Clout is heading off the critics by fast-tracking an investigation into making development land available in Tauriko. Kelvin led the charge this... Read More

'Scaremongering' slows claim

Scaremongering by kiwifruit industry leaders is one of the chief reasons the Psa compensation claim against the government is on hold until next month. That's the... Read More

Developer backs special housing

Tauranga developer Peter Cooney wants to shake a developing misconception that special housing means cheap-looking housing. The Classic Builders director says there's... Read More

Star role for Tauranga firm

While the Blackcaps and South Africa exert themselves at the Bay Oval, it is a small Tauranga internet provider who's working just as hard to help broadcast the... Read More

TECT boosts local economy

The Western Bay of Plenty is once again set to benefit from Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust's (TECT) annual pay-out. During November, $28.4 million will be distributed... Read More

National ED conference in town

Nurses from around the country are in Tauranga for a national conference described as 'chicken soup for the emergency department soul”. The 23rd Annual Conference... Read More